Youth kills cousin after making her pregnant

Ghaziabad, March 2 (IANS) A youth in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh killed his cousin sister - with whom he had illicit relations - after discovering she was pregnant, police said Monday. The youth, Arun called his cousin to his friend’s house in Sarvodaya area under Hapur Dehat police station Friday on the pretext of settling down at some far-off place and tried to strangle her after administering her some intoxicant, superintendent of police (rural) K.K. Asthana said.

However, when she regained consciousness, Arun, with the help of his friends Pankaj and Kuldeep, stabbed her to death.

Police took Arun into custody Sunday and he confessed his crime. On the basis of his confessional statement, the police recovered the articles used in the crime, Asthana added.